Airship.



' To all it concern:

' provide- [Davin Hi LIs; or Dias laonms, Iowa.

5 Antenna Be it'k" own that I, Dim Hu ng-a d tizen of the United States, residing at Des Moines, in the countyof Polk. and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Alf-f ship, of which the folloWingis a specifica tion. i

f The obje aoflthis inrentienli to rovide unprovedmeans for supporting and; riving "'aconveyance or vehicle inand through the air. J I A further object'of this invention is to eration ,m a given directionandserving t-he dual purpose of supporting and. ro'gressmg' a conveyance or vehicle in" and t rough, the

. air.

' My invention consists in theconstruct'ioii," arrangement and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, 'pointed out: inmy drawing, inwhich a I Figure 1 is a side elevation of the complete apparatus. the same. 4 In'the construction of the'device as shown :the numeral 10 designates a platform' onv I whichiis mounted. a motor. 11- Thepliat-j' form also is adapted to support *and'carry' passenger's, operatives or merchandise. Standards 12, 13 are arranged 1n converging. planes ,on and rise from one side ofthe. The standards 12, 13' are con-'- -nccted by a cross bar 14-,at their upper ends platform 10.

and preferably below their centers, dotted lines Fig. 2. Standards 16, 17 are mounted.

1 inconverging planes on and rise from the i platform mat the opposite side thereoffrom the standards 12, 13 and preferably parallel therewith. The standards '16, 17

are connected at their upper ends by a cross bar 18 parallel with thebar l4 and-are fur- .ther. connected intermediate of their ends and preferably below their-centers by a cross. bar 19 (dotted lines Fig. 2) parallel with the bar 15. Bars 20, 21 are mounted across and connect endportions of the bars 14, 18

and extend materially beyond them at each" end. Bars 22, 23 extend across and connect 1.3- -17 respectively coincident with the bars 15, 19 and extend materially beyond them' at each end.

Specification of Letters Patent."

,iinproved means susceptible of opthereto. I 4 'extendand are-"connected to the platform l0 betweenlthe; standard S-flOf the f'driven'lay atpull end frame p fovided and is formed of standards 24, 25 injconvergingplanes'and parallel with-thestarrdards12,13, an upper cross'bar 25 parallel .with thecross bar 14 connecting the upper ends ofsaidi standards 24,- 25, and a-lower'cross bar 27 parallel with the crossbar 15 and-connecting the lower endsyof. said-standards 24, 25. The flend frame jis mounted oni and fixed to end portionsof thefbars'20,21', 22and-23. The end .fr'a'me just-'describedisspaced apa-rt from ithe standards 12', 13 and. cross I bars 14,1511 distance-approximating to the l-w'id h o the b tfq 'm- 1 ,.,Anoth'er en 'd -f ra1ne of-. identical construc ftion withfthe'first fendiframe and designated in :Flg. ;2 b y fthe numeraLQS applied to one {of .itss'ta'ndards" and thelnu'meral 29 applied to its {uppercrossbar, "is provided and is -.sup"p'orted by the opposite. end: portions of thebais 20,'i2l 22,523. The latter endframe figural 191*. with andrspaced from the stands-'1'6,-.17 "and cross bars 18, 19 9. distance Plate journal bearings :30, 31', and 33 are provi ded" and are located centrally in the"spacesides'cribed as "follows: The plate 30 is located in'th'e'space inclosed by the standards 12,13 and cross bars 14, 15; the

.;plate 31- is'located in the space inclosed by I the standards 16, 17 andcros's bars 18,- 19; the plate-32 is located in the space-inclosed' hy thefirst end lramehavinfgthe standards 24, 25 and .cross'hars 26, 27; and the plate .33 is located-gin thespace inclosed by the second end frame havingthe standard 28 and crossbar 29. The plate journal bear- "ings 30, 31,32 and 33aresupportedby arms or spokes of like constructlon and lllustrated' in Fig. 1 and designated as-34, 35, .36,

37, 38, 39,40 and 41, which arms or spokes iare connected at their, innerends to the "plates iand fexten'd to or across the various standards and cross-bars and are connected Arms 38, 39 on the plates 30, 31

frame.- 2

Assume i plate journal.

e r -reason infthe I 'Paterite'd'Sep't.2 231910.v Application med neceniber'ao, 1909; 'seria 'nofisago'ie.

"is connected by a belt 44 to the motor 11.

Foursets of spokes are fixed to and radiate fromthe shaft 42 and are arranged in pairs between -'end frames and primary frames of thelstructure. "One set ofthese 'spokes is shown in Fig. 1' and the individuals thereof are designatedby'the numerals 45, 46, 47,

; 48, 49, 50, 51 and-52. Four rims 53, of like (eight for each rim).

construction, are mounted on the sets of spokes 45-52 inclusive and said 'rims are connected in pairs by sets of counter-shafts One set of countershafts is illustrated in Fig. l'and designated by the numerals 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 00 and 61.- Two sets of vanes are mounted on the counter-shafts54-61 inclusive and one set thereof is illustrated in Fig.1 and designated by thenumerals 62, 63,64, 65,66, 67, 68

' and 69, Each vane extends equally on oppo-- site sidesof its counter-shaft and is arranged at right angles thereto and is so fixed that it will revolve only with said shaft. One or 1 laterally therefrom. 'The anti-friction roll-.

more arms are fixed to end portions of each counter-shaft and extend at right angles to and equal distances from said counter-shaft.

One set of these arms is illustrated in Fig.

1 and designated by the numerals 7 0, 71, 72,

4 '73, 74, 75, 76, and'77. Each mm 70-77 inelusive is provided with anti-friction rollers 78, 79' on its end .portions and projecting erspreferably project outwardly from extreme or outer faces of the arms 70-77 inelusive, Two or more tracks are em loyed,

one pair of tracks for each set 0 arms 70-.-77 inclusive. One pair of these tracks is illustrated in Fig.- I and is composed of four separate cams or sections'designated by the numerals 80, 81 82 and 83. Each cam orsection is curved irregularly throughout its length; that is to say, its contour employs arcs of different radii and different centers.

It is the function of the cam 80-to receive and provide on its inner surface a track for the anti-friction rollers onth'e arms 70-77 inclusive and by so doing limit oscillation of said arms'm one direction. It 15 thefunction of the cam 81 to receive and provide on its outer surface.a track for the anti-frlction rollers on the arms 70-77 inclusive and limit oscillation of said arms --1n one direction;

Thecams '80, .81 conjunctively provide the outermost track orcontrolling means for the arms 70-77 inclusive and enerally, form semi-annular portions'ofsald track of. 1r-

' regular contour, each end portionof each cam 80 overlyingr or communicating with the ad'acent end portion of a cam 81. It is the? unction of the cam 82 to receive. and

provide on its inner surface a track for the anti-friction rollers on the, arms 70-77 melusive opposite to the rollers being engaged by the cam 80 and limit oscillation of said -The apparatus may be caused to ascend ast, such as passengers.

arms in the direction opposite to the limit r imposed bysaid cam 80. It is the function of the cam- 83 to'receive and provide on its outer surface a track for the anti-friction rollerson the arms -7 7 inclusive opposite to those rollers engaged by the cam 81 and to limit oscillation'of said arms in a direction opposite to the, limit imposed bysa-id cam' 81.

The cams 82, 83 form an inner track for the. anti-friction rollers and generally provide semi-annular portions of said track of irregular contour. The cams 82, 83, are conjunctivelyarranged eccentric to the conjunctive arrangement of the cams 80, 81. Adjacent end portions of the cams 82, 83, at one end each, overlap and are'lspaced apart and oppositely beveled in order that successive rollers mayride from the outer surface of the. cam 83 to the inner surface-of the cam 82; Opposite end portions of the cams 82, 83 are s aced apart and arranged insuch manner t at successive .rollers may ride fromtheinner surface of thecam 82 to the inner surface of a cam and thence to the outer surface of a cam 81, while the alternate suc-'fl cessive'rollers on successive arms may ride from the inner surface of acam 80 to the outer surfaceof a cam 83. .Th1s arrangement of cams, rollers, arms and vanes provides for the support of the vanes at venous and constantly changing angles relative to' above and in front'of the shaft tend to lift 105 the apparatus in the air while the vanes below said shaft tend to advance or propelthe apparatus through the airand thevanes at the rear of the shaft feather to the air and have no perceptible effect in raising or propelling the apparatus. j Thisstatement should be modified to the extent-poi sayingthat when vanes areinvtherpositionshown by those designated by the numerals-68, 69

they do-have some effect in rbuoying the appa-ratus since they are inclined fromthe vertical in the direction of travel of the apparat'us and receive somewhat of th e ifting' effect of the air through whichthey move.

The machine may be equipped with a single'setof arms 70-77 inclusive for each set of *counter-shafts 54-61; inclusive, and m such event they would be provided with. one

set of cams 80-83 inclusive foreach set-of arms-.

placing movable ha] common orb t.

- on that portion of the platform 10 adjadent tothe motor 11. or in other words on the rear portion of the platform. The apparatus may be caused to descend by placing the movs able ballast, such as passengers, .on the forward portion of the platform 10.

The apparatus may bestc'ered in either direction to the right or left by shiftin the movable ballast to the right or left side of .10 i i .tracks on said frames controlling said feathering vanes, said tracks formed with lrregular curves and arranged in eccentric positions and each track composed of discon- -nected cams, and a motor on said platform geared to said shaft.

2. An air-ship, comprising a platform, p from, said platform, end frames parallel with-and.

primary frames fixed to and IlSHl carried by the primary frames, a shaft mounted for rotation in said frames and adapted to be geared toa prime mover on the platform, wheels on 'saidshaft, feather-.

ing vanes on said wheels arms on said vanes, and disconnected, irregularly-curved and 1ntcr-commun1 cat1ng tracks on. sald frames adapted for engagement by said arms. a

3. In an air-ship, a wheel formed with feathering vanes, saidfvancs adapted for travel through a common orbit and also adapted for rotation on independent axes,

the rotation of the vanes o l-independent axes being in the ratio ofone'to two to the travelof the vanes through the common orbit,- the rotation controlling means comprising arms on said vanes and outer and inner tracks engaged by said arms, the outer tracks each composed of irregularlycurved cams-overlapping and spaced apart at one'cnd and .spacedas to continuity at the opposite end,

the inner tracks eccentric to the outer tracks and each composed of irregularly-curved cams spaced radially and also spaced as to continuity at each end. 4. In an airship, a wheel formed with feathering vanes, said vanes adapted for travel tl'n'ough a common orbit and also adapted for rotation on independent axes, the rotation of the vanes on independent axes being in the ratio of one to two to the travel of the vanes through the common orbit, the i the travelof the vanes through the common vanes through the eams overlapping and space rotation controlling means comprising arms on said vanes perpendicular to and crossing the planes .of'the vanes and outer and inner overlapping and spaced apart at one end and spaced asto continuity at the opposite end, the inner tracks eccentric to the outer tracks and each' composed of irregularly-curved cams spaced radially and also spaced as to continuity at each end.

-5. In an air-ship, a wheel formed with feathering va'ne s, said vanes adapted for travel through a common orbit and also adapted for rotation on independent axes, the rotation of-the vanes on independent axes being in theratio of'one to two tothe travel of the vanes through the common orbit, the rotation controlling means comprising arms -onsa1d vanes and outer and inner tracks engaged by said arms, the outer tracks each composed of irre ularly-curved end and. spaced as to continuity at theopposite end, the inner tracks'eccentric to the outer tracks andeach composed of irregula'rly-curved cams spaced radially and also spaced asto'continu ty at each end, opposite ends .of each arm adapted for alternate en-.

gageinent with and travel on opposite faces of. track cams and 'of alternate tracks. 6. -In' an air-ship,- a Wheel formed with feathering vanes, said vanes adapted for travel through a -coinmon orbit, and alsoj adapted for rotation on independent axes,

the rotation of the vanes on independent axes 'being. ini the ratio -ofone to two to the travel ofthe vanes through the common orbit, the rotation controlling 'means comrising arms on said vanes andoutr and inner tracks engaged by said arms, the outer tracks e'ac'h composed of irre ularly-curved cams overlapping and space apart at one end and spaced as to continuity at the opposite end, the inner tracks eccentric to the outer tracks and each composed of irregularly-curved eamsspac'ed rad ally and alsospaced as to continuity at. each end, each end of each arm in traversing an orbit successively engaging and traveling on the inner faoe'of one'outer-truckcam, the outer face of one 1niiei ti'acl earn, the inner face 'of the -,other inner-track cam', the inner face:

. tracks engaged by'said arms, the outer tracks I each composed of- -1rregularly-curved cams apart' at 'one of the terminal portion of the first mentioned outer-track cam and the outer face of the, other outer-track cam.

7.111 an air-ship, a wheel formed with feathering vanes, said vanes adapted for" travel through a common orbit and also adapted for rotation on independent axes, the rotation of the vanes on independent axes being m,thc ratio of one to two to of .the'vanes and arrange perpendicular to'and crossing the planes of said vanes, and outer and inner tracks engaged by? said arms, the outer tracks each composed of irregularly-curved cams overlapping. and spaced apart at one end and spaced as to continuity at the opposite end; the inner 10 tracks eccentric to the outer tracks and eachcomposed of irregularly-curved cams spaced radially and also spaced as to continuity at each end. DAVID HILLIS.

Witnesses:

S." C. SWEET, EARL M. Smcmin. 

